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Amelie Mauresmo insisted she would try everything to be ready for Wimbledon after being forced to pull out of Eastbourne with a thigh strain.

The French player was leading 2-1 against Australia’s Samantha Stosur in the second round of the traditional Wimbledon warm-up event when she sustained a torn thigh muscle and withdrew from the £300,000 International Women’s Open.

Former US Open champion Lindsay Davenport also pulled out with a knee injury but is confident she will be fit for the tournament starting next Monday while world number 16 Victoria Azarenka also retired hurt.

Former Wimbledon champion Mauresmo is seeded 29th for this year’s tournament but now faces a race against time to be fit for the All-England Club.

She admitted: ‘It’s only four or five days before the first match (at Wimbledon) but let’s try to stay optimistic here. We will try everything to be ready even though we know it might be a little bit short.’